X-343 Feed & Sampling Facility

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View in 1978 of the future location of the X-343
Ground broke for the X-343 Feed and Sampling Facility in 1978.
Foundation construction is underway.
Construction of the X-343 foundation.
Construction continued until mid-1982.
The facility had auxiliary services including truck and rail loading and unloading facilities.
Facility Aerial Photo
Looking south at the rails at X-343
View from the SE corner of the X-343 in 2010
Cranes and accountability scales could be calibrated using check weights such as the one in the front weighing in at 11,188 lbs.
X-343 Operations at Night Under Lights

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